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Canada Proposes Additions to Schedule 1 of CEPA and Significant New Activity Notice

Canada has proposed adding the following substances to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 of CEPA 1999: Propane, 2-nitro- (Chemical Abstracts Service [CAS] Registry No. 79-46-9), hereafter referred to as "2-nitropropane"; - Benzene, 1-methyl-2-nitro- (CAS No. 88-72-2), hereafter referred to as "2-nitrotoluene"; - Phenol, 2,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-(1-methylpropyl)- (CAS No. 17540-75-9), hereafter referred to as "DTBSBP"; and - Methylium, [4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]bis[4-(ethylamino)-3-methylphenyl]-, acetate (CAS No. 72102-55-7), hereafter referred to as "MAPBAP acetate". This addition enables the development of regulatory risk management proposals for these substances under CEPA 1999. Comments are due December 1, 2010. The full notice is at http://gsi.nist.gov/global/index.cfm/L1-7/L2-28/A-413/R-1C16CD1D_0EDE_DF11_87B2_0019B9C8C923

Also, published in the Canadian Gazette a Significant New Activity Notice No. 16082 for substance 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with 2-(substituted)alkyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, 2-propenoic acid and polyfluoroalkyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, acetate, under section 83 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999;